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Thermal Gun. My unit of dead. To do any science it ideally will be accurate to within 0.5 degrees F within the range you expect leg temperature to be. Look in the electrical / tools dept of Lowes or similar stores. Price of minimal unit I would use was $49.99. You might also be able to find...

A variant on this where you might see a departure between feet and environmental temperatures. Measure the temperature of a chicken that is relaxed. Next have the bird exert itself in a sustained manner where it begins to pant. Then measure temperature again. Chickens I have are bred for...

Consider contacting the local fire inspector to see if they have one you might be able to bring a chicken to. My infrared camera sees wave lengths that are too short.

Do you have camera that takes photographs thermal / images?

I use something like shown below to measure where heat is lost from large fish tanks. Might do what you need although repeated measures required to get an average...

My explanation above holds even if just the shank.

I am pretty certain temperature varies with temperature and core temperature of the bird. It does not normally cool to freezing and feels a little warm even when a bird is walking on snow. Otherwise lower ambient temperature mean cooler feet. When a bird is exerting itself or otherwise stress...